The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for residuals of a laceration on the left side of the head and recurrent fever, finding no new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a laceration on the left side of the head, recurrent fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0506063
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